Shoeshine kit



March 12, 1940. DEEMS 2,193,314

SHOESHINE K15."

Filed March 28, 1958 'HIH " l A J In v NNNNNN OR TTTTTTT YS Patented Mar. 12, 1940 r 'rNr OFFME,

SHOESHINE KIT h Harold H. Deems, Sheridan, Wyo.

Application March 28,

1 Claim.

The invention relates" to an accessory kit and more especially to a shoe shine kit.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a kit of this character, wherein a case '5 is constructed to afford storage of accessories, those used for shining or polishing shoes, and when open assures easy access to the accessories and also when closed will retain the accessories in an orderly manner.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a kit of this character, wherein the case for the carrying of the accessories is of a construction for enabling the carrying thereof and the holding of the accessories in a compact man- 5 ner handy for use.

A further object of the invention is the pro vision of a kit of this character, wherein the case for the accessories affords tray sections, these being arranged for receiving selected accessories 20 for the storage thereof in a compact manner.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a kit of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and effective in operation, neat in appearance, assured 25 of compactness both in the case construction and in the assembly of the accessories to be held therein, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction,

30 combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the kit constructed in accordance with the invention and in open position.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view showing the kit partly folded.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the kit when folded.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation partly in section showing in detail a dauber and its handle constituting one of the articles of the accessories stored within the kit and ready for use.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the dauber handle with the dauber proper removed.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail elevation showing the separation of the cover for a can adapted to hold polishing composition, being another of the articles of the accessories within the kit.

Similar reference characters indicate corre- 1938, Serial No. 198,608 (01. -258) sponding parts throughout the drawing. r r

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a case for containing'accessories used in shoe polishing or shining and includes opening and closing body sections ID and H, respectively, these being in the form of trays providing compartments l2 and suchsections are joined in the creation of the case A through the medium of a flexible back l3 functioning as a hinge connection between said sections. The sections in and H are of substantially rectangular form and match with each other on the closingof the case.

the several views in Themeet'ingsides of the sections I0 and II on the closing of the case A are fully open and the wall edges at the, open sides of said sections, that is, the side walls and one end wall of each, have fast thereto a zipper fastener carrying tape M with the zipper fastener [5 a part thereof, the said zipper fastener being of the familiar slidable closure type and includes a closure runner l6, hand operated. This fastener, on the, bringing together of the sections 10 and II, enables the fastening of the case A in closed condition and when the sections I0 and [I of the latter are unfastened, such sections: can be spread in an open position with the tray formations disposed in the same planewith each other and opening upwardly for, easy access thereto.

In the section It! is received the boxes or cans ll containing blackening or polishing compositions, these being conventional and are held removable from the compartmentlZ constituted in the section ill by a retaining strap l8. This compartment l2 in the section II] is to contain a pair of daubers 20, these being releasably held orderly therein in any suitable manner.

Within the compartment I2 in the section II is adapted to be held a polisher involving a blocklike back 2! carrying at one face thereof a padded polishing medium 22, being fixed to the back in any suitable manner. The back 2! at its opposite ends 23 is releasably engageable in retaining loops or straps 24 built within the compartment l2 in the section II and in this manner the said polisher is retained therein.

The back 2| of the polisher is provided with a recess 25 longitudinally disposed and opening through one longer edge thereof for the accommodation of a handle 26 for each dauber 20. This handle 25 at one end is formed with a head 21 provided with a jaw 28 and a spring clip 29, respectively, these releasably fastening the dauber with the head for the use of the handle 26 therewith.

Each box or can I I is provided with a releasable cover 30, the box and cover being tongue and grooved at 31 and 32, respectively, for the interlocking of the cover 30 with said box on the closing of the latter.

The jaw 28 and clip 29 on the head 21 allow the separable fastening of either dauber 20 with the head for interchangeable use of the daubers for shining shoes, each dauber being used in the usual manner and similarly the polisher in the shining of shoes.

The kit, when the case A is closed and fastened in this condition, will be compact and of a size for the convenient storage thereof or the carrying of the same upon the person.

The back l3 between the sections l and II of the case A closes the compartments l2 thereof at the other ends remote from the free ends of said sections to give tray formation effect to these sections when the case A is in open position and these tray-like formations can be disposed in the same plane with each other when the said case is fully open when the latter is resting on a stand or support.

The compartment I2 in the section I I snugly accommodates the polisher and one of the walls of said section closes the pocket constituted by the recess 25 for receiving the handle 26 so that the latter will be held within the polisher when the latter has its snug fitting in the section H and on the closing of the case the pad 22 effecting the polishing medium for the polisher will bear upon the boxes I! within the compartment formed by the section l0 and thus hold these orderly within said section as well as retaining the lids 30 fastened in place.

The side walls of the sections l0 and II, when in open position, are freely flexible so as to permit easy and convenient removal of the parts held within the tray-like compartments l2 of the case.

The loops or straps 24 engaged about the ends of the back 2| of the polisher eliminate any lateral displacement of the polisher and releasably fix it within the section I I.

The boxes or cans I! are preferably of a diameter for snug fitting in the compartment l2 in the section It, being releasably retained by the strap l8 when the case is opened.

What is claimed is:

In a kit of the kind described, a case including swingably connected cavity sections, the cavities in said sections being opened on the separation of the sections and closed on the bringing together of the latter, a pair of straps secured with in one cavity and disposed transversely thereof, a polisher having a block-like back provided with a padded polishing medium extending with the back and terminating remote from the ends thereof for the separable engagement of the ends of said back by the said straps in abutting relation to the pad for holding the said polisher removably fitted within the cavity having the straps and against displacement therein, said back being provided with a recess having an opening in a side of said back in position to form with a wall of said cavity, a closed chamber for retention of a shoe shining accessory.

HAROLD H. DEEMS. 

